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School of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Department of Plant Production and Soil Science

Sustainable plant production - Research Output

Research articles in refereed specialist journals:

Bayu WM, Rethman NFG, Hammes PS: 2005. Effects of tied-ridging, nitrogen fertilizer and cultivars on the growth, yield and nitrogen use efficiency of sorghum in semi-arid areas. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 24, pp 23-35.

Yeshitela T, Robbertse PJ, Stassen PJC: 2005. Effects of pruning on flowering, yield and fruit quality of mango (Mangifera indica). Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 45, pp 1325-1330.

van Niekerk CM, Claassens AS, Snyman H: 2005. N Transformation in incubated sewage sludge and commercial fertilizer enriched soil. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 36, pp 743-757.

Kamper M, Claassens AS: 2005. Exploitation of soil by roots as influenced by phosphorus applications. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 36, pp 393-402.

Soundy P, Cantliffe DJ, Hochmuth GJ, Stoffella PJ: 2005. Management of nitrogen and irrigation in lettuce transplant production affects transplant root and shoot development and subsequent crop yields. Hortscience, 40 (3), pp 607-610.

Mudau NF, Soundy P, du Toit ES: 2005. Plant growth and development of bush tea as affected by nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium nutrition. Hortscience, 40 (6), pp 1898-1901.

Bezuidenhout JL, Robbertse PJ, Kaiser C: 2005. Anatomical investigation of lenticel development and subsequent discolouration of 'Tommy Atkins' and 'Keitt' mango (Mangifera indica L.) fruit. Journal of Horticultural Science & Biotechnology, 80 (1), pp 18-22.

Tekalign T, Hammes PS: 2005. Growth responses of potato (Solanum tuberosum) grown in a hot tropical lowland to applied paclobutrazol: 1. Shoot attributes, assimilate production and allocation. New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science, 33, pp 35-42.

Tekalign T, Hammes PS: 2005. Growth and biomass production in potato grown in the hot tropics as influenced by paclobutrazol. Plant Growth Regulation, 45, pp 37-46.

Tekalign T, Hammes PS: 2005. Growth and productivity of potato as influenced by cultivar and reproductive growth II. Growth analysis, tuber yield and quality. Scientia Horticulturae, 105, pp 29-44.

Tekalign T, Hammes PS: 2005. Growth and productivity of potato as influenced by cultivar and reproductive growth I. Stomatal conductance, rate of transpiration, net photosynthesis, and dry matter production and allocation. Scientia Horticulturae, 105, pp 13-27.

Yeshitela T, Robbertse PJ, Stassen PJC: 2005. Potassium nitrate and urea sprays affect flowering and yields of 'Tommy Atkins' (Mangifera indica) mango in Ethiopia. South African Journal of Plant and Soil/Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Plant en Grond, 22 (1), pp 28-32.

Venter A, Beukes DJ, Claassens AS, Van Meirvenne M: 2005. The effects of spatial variation of certain soil properties on the winter yield of a lucerne stand. South African Journal of Plant and Soil/Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Plant en Grond, 22 (1), pp 38-43.

Bayu WM, Rethman NFG, Hammes PS: 2005. Growth and yield compensation in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) as a function of planting density and nitrogen fertilizer in semi-arid areas of northeastern Ethiopia. South African Journal of Plant and Soil/Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Plant en Grond, 22 (2), pp 76-83.

Hassen A, Rethman NFG, van Niekerk WA: 2005. Research note: Effect of different seed treatment options on dormancy breaking, germination and emergence ofZiziphus mucronata (buffalo thorn) seed. Tropical Grasslands, 39, pp 124-128.

 

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